NMBS / SNCB series AM 96
| NMBS / SNCB series AM 96 | |
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 Row 96 in Antwerpen Centraal station
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| Numbering: | 441–490 (3 KV direct current and 25 KV 50 Hz alternating current, suitable for France) 501–570 (3 kV =) |
| Number: | 120 |
| Manufacturer: | Bombardier / Alstom |
| Year of construction (s): | 1996-1999 |
| Axis formula : | Bo'Bo '+ 2'2' + 2'2 ' |
| Gauge : | 1435 mm ( standard gauge ) |
| Length over coupling: | 79,200 mm |
| Width: | 2860 mm |
| Top speed: | 160 km / h |
| Hourly output : | 1,400 kW |
| Power transmission: | Overhead line |
| Number of traction motors: | 4th |
The AM 96 series of the Belgian State Railways (NMBS / SNCB) is a series of 160 km / h three-part electric traction vehicle units. Each unit consists of one type Bx, B and ADx car.
The trains are mainly used in the inner-Belgian IC traffic of the NMBS / SNCB, but also reach Lille (France) and Luxembourg (city) on three cross-border intercity lines .
Characteristic of these vehicles are the driver's cab, which is surrounded by a rubber bead - which is why these vehicles are affectionately called rubber noses or also pejorative toilet seats - and its central part (control table), which can be folded away to the side when several units are combined. Due to their similar external and technical correspondence with the Danish MF series , they are also called Deense neus ("Danish nose") or " rubber nose" .
variants
Vehicle numbers
- 441–490: two-system vehicles for 3 kV = and 25 kV ~
- 501–570: single-system vehicles 3 kV
Operational routes
- Antwerp – Kortrijk – Lille
- Ostend – Kortrijk – Lille
- Ostend – Gent – Antwerp
- Tongeren – Hasselt – Brussels – Knokke / Blankenberge
- Genk / Liège-Guillemins – Brussels – Knokke / Blankenberge
- Brussels – Namur – Luxembourg
- Gent – Brussels (airport)
Accidents
In the late evening of June 5, 2016, in the railway accident at Hermalle-sous-Huy, two multiple units of the AM 96 series ran into a freight train in double traction at around 90 km / h. The front two cars of the leading multiple unit derailed, the driver and two passengers were killed.
See also
- DSB MF , a diesel-powered multiple unit similar to that of the Danish State Railways .
photos
Second grade
Second grade
First class
First class
Web links
- Automotrices AM 96. belrail.be, December 27, 2006, accessed on July 10, 2010 (French).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on Railfaneurope.net
- ↑ Automotrices AM 96 - Description on belrail.be (French) , accessed on June 12, 2014.
- ^ Grave accident de trains à Saint-Georges: 3 morts, 9 blessés et "une scène abominable". In: www.lavenir.net. Retrieved June 6, 2016 (fr-fr).
- ^ Belgium: At least three dead in train accident near Liège . In: The time . June 6, 2016, ISSN 0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed June 6, 2016]).
- ^ Accident ferroviaire à Hermalle-sous-Huy - La collision fait une quarantaine de blessés et trois morts (bourgmestre). In: RTBF Info. June 5, 2016, accessed June 6, 2016 (fr-fr).